Humanizing medicine

Why is it important?

Medical progress is having an unprecedented effect on our health but often at the price of increasingly technical and dehumanizing medical treatment. Developing a relationship of trust between patients and caregivers is essential to improving medical therapy.

Our actions

Since its creation, the Fondation de France has engaged in careful reflection on the humanization of the medical treatment and living conditions of those weakened by illness. After 25 years of supporting palliative care, the Fondation de France is extending its activities to all care facilities and services, with three objectives in mind:

Improve health services and support for the sick, paying special attention to cultural differences, vulnerability and insecurity;

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Support close relations in order to provide them with the best welcome possible and include them in the treatment process.

Palliative care: 25 years of conviction, tenacity and progress

In France, around 545,000 people die every year. Not that long ago, a wall of silence surrounded the pain, suffering and solitude that accompany the end of life. The palliative care movement only emerged during the 1980s, with help from the Fondation de France and the SFAP. For 25 years, the Fondation de France’s “Treat, Relieve, Support” program has contributed to the remarkable progress that has been made in this area.